“Home buttons that are apparently destined for the iPhone 5 have today appeared for sale on a Chinese supplier site,” AppleBitch reports.

“The buttons, colored either black or white, appeared on the site TVC-Mall.com of Shenzhen, China under the category of iPhone 5 replacement parts, a section of the site which, until recently, had been empty,” AppleBitch reports. “The Home buttons appear to be round in shape. If the parts turn out to be genuine, then this would essentially quash any suggestion that Apple was redesigning the iPhone 5 with an oval touch capacitive Home button.”

AppleBitch reports, “TVC Mall has, in the past, appeared to act as a source for leaks of other components for unreleased Apple products. In January, prior to the launch of the new iPad, replacement power cables, microphone flex cables, headphone jack connectors and a Bluetooth antenna for the unreleased device appeared on the site.”

No they haven’t. I don’t need it most of the time on my iPad, but a physical button is essential under certain circumstances. If you don’t understand why, I’m sure I can’t get you to understand. Marty puts it clearly, but I’m not sure even that will help.